Posted on October 17, 2019
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Ken Vitek
U.S. real estate continued to attract foreign investors during the first half of 2019, thanks, in part, to a growing U.S. economy, low interest rates, and strong underlying fundamentals that support predictable cash flow and property appreciation. At the same time, the U.S. tax landscape has changed with the passage of the Tax Cuts and […]
Posted on October 08, 2019
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Lewis Kevelson
Donations that U.S. taxpayers make directly to foreign charities usually will not qualify for income tax deductions unless those charities are registered with the IRS as tax-exempt entities or there is relief available under a bilateral income tax treaty. In the rare instances when these conditions are met, the charitable deduction is available only to […]
Posted on August 12, 2019
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Joanie Stein
If you are among the more than 145 million people whose personal information was compromised in the Equifax data breach that occurred in 2017, you may now be entitled to compensation as part of the credit bureau’s nearly $700 million settlement with the government. However, before you file a claim or try to figure out […]
Posted on July 26, 2019
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Adam Cohen
Taxpayers who participate in high-deductible health insurance plans will be able to save a little more in their Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in 2020, when contribution limits will increase to $3,550 for individuals or $7,100 for family coverage, up from their 2019 limits of $3,500 and $7,000 respectively. This 1.4 percent increase represents significant benefits […]
Posted on January 28, 2019
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Michael Hirsch
On Jan. 15, 2019, the New York Department of Taxation and Finance finally issued its response to the Supreme Court’s June 2018 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, which expands states’ abilities to impose sale tax reporting and collection responsibilities on out-of-state vendors regardless of whether or not the sellers have a substantial physical presence […]
The rehabilitation tax credit that provides an incentive for real estate owners to renovate and restore old or historic buildings has been modified under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) signed into law in December 2017. Under the new law, taxpayers claiming a 20 percent credit for the qualifying costs they incur to substantially […]
Posted on November 29, 2018
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Adam Cohen
The open-enrollment period for U.S. taxpayers to secure medical health insurance for 2019 via the Health Insurance Marketplace runs from Nov. 1, 2018, through Dec. 15, 2019. While the new tax law introduced on Jan. 1, 2018, does eliminate the Obamacare individual shared responsibility penalty for individuals who go without insurance in 2019, there are […]
Posted on November 14, 2018
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Jeffrey Mutnik
The Internal Revenue Code allows a deduction for 50 percent of the cost of a meal at which business is discussed. The language contained in the 2017 Tax and Cuts and Jobs Act reforming the U.S. tax code appeared to imply that businesses could no longer deduct expenses for client meals enjoyed at entertainment events, […]
Despite the generous tax breaks that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) delivers to most businesses, the new law also introduces a few unfavorable provisions, including a significant limit on the deductions that certain businesses can claim as business interest expense. Changes to Regulations Prior to the TCJA, most businesses generally could deduct 100 […]
